IT’S ALL THE RAGE! is a feature documentary project that is taking a hard look at the sources of today’s extreme social and political polarization in the U.S. and at a number of viable solutions. Inspired by Amanda Ripley’s landmark book, HIGH CONFLICT, we’re examining the role of partisan media companies, what Ripley has dubbed “conflict entrepreneurs,” and exploring how they monetize our separation, fear, and outrage for serious profit. We’re looking at the major role that humiliation plays in polarization as well, and at how moving from listening toward understanding can go a long way to bring disparate sides back together again.
Featuring stories of everyday Americans who are working to bridge the ever-widening gap between the Right and the Left, we are highlighting a number of incredible individuals who are addressing these polarized times by taking action. People, organizations, and even countries, can escape high conflict. Our protagonists are working to diminish outrage and contempt and replace them with respect and dignity in order to make conflict useful, rather than toxic.
